The ‘Source’ of Tomatoes

13/06/2024

As winter approaches and the tomatoes have all frosted, we wondered just where they came from. So many think that…

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Time for Tea

24/06/2023

What better way is there for family and friends to get together than sharing a meal? Dinner is usually our…

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Cutting the Mustard

24/06/2023

We had some wonderful and witty feedback recently via email, from one of our many mustard lovers - "You really…

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A Scottish twist to an Asian fruit

25/06/2022

A well known comment from Paddington Bear states that “A wise bear always keeps a marmalade sandwich in his hat…

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Tassie Winter

25/06/2022

At 42 degrees south, we have just passed the winter solstice but there's a long way to go until the…

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Autumn in the garden

30/03/2022

Autumn puts me in my comfort zone – crisp evenings and mornings, clear blue days, tinges of colour as trees…

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Origin of Easter eggs and hot cross buns

30/03/2022

We certainly don’t make Easter eggs or hot cross buns but they do seem to be ever present before, during…

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Cooking with fire

18/07/2021

The words of this song, one of the greatest of all time must surely connect with food as the passion…

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Addicted to chilli?

18/07/2021

Can we become addicted to chilli? This has been debated in medical circles for many years and we teased out…

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Glazing your Christmas Ham

08/11/2020

What stone fruit can possibly be more versatile than apricots? Not only are they highly nutritious but are used in…

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Christmas Gifts with a few tasty suggestions

08/11/2020

Christmas is the time for giving in any year and that's particularly the case this year. To celebrate the joy…

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Deliverance…. Not the movie!

05/10/2020

Every year we have a few problems with customers wanting deliveries by Christmas but unfortunately plenty of orders come to…

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